Sparks Record Side 2

(Click on the links below to jump to explanations of each item on the AWANA record)

Name ________________  Leader _________________

Sunday School Attendance (place an X in box if attended SS the previous Sunday)

Awana Attendance (place an X in box if present)                                                                 Date  Initials

                                                                            Sections

Enter mo/day (9/22) in box  when section completed. 1^st time on left, right side when review (review section only if box is split).

 Explanations:

The record displayed above is for a Spark in the Skipper handbook.  The Hiker and Climber records will look very similar, but will have a different number of boxes in the "Sections" area of the record.  Each record has a header on it with the year, group and handbook that it is designed for.

Name:  print the Clubber's full name large and neat so that it can be easily read.  Print it on both sides of the record.  Top

Leader: print the name of the Leader whose group the Clubber belongs to, again large and neat and on both sides.  Top

Sunday School Attendance: Place an X in the box over the date that corresponds to the date of the current AWANA meeting you are taking attendance for.  If the Clubber went to Sunday School, Bible Study, etc. the Sunday previous to this AWANA meeting, then put an X over the date.  The date on the record will be the date of the meeting you are currently in.  Marking an X on this date says the Clubber attended Sunday School, Bible Study, etc. the Sunday previous to this meeting.  We do not ask for proof of attendance.  Take the Clubber's word as proof.  The Clubber does not have to attend Sunday School, etc. at FBT; they can attend at their own church.  The SS-1 and SS-2 boxes are for Sunday School attendance awards and are usually handled by the Group Secretary.

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Date / Initials: This date is the date the award was given to the Clubber.  The initials are the initials of the Leader who gave the award.  This will almost always be the Group Secretary who fills in the date and initials. Top

AWANA Attendance: Place an X in the box over the date that corresponds to the date of the current AWANA meeting you are taking attendance for.  The ATT-1 through ATT-4 are usually handled by the Group Secretary and are for tracking when the award was given.  4 attendance awards are given throughout the AWANA year.  Top

Sections: It is very important that you be accurate in maintaining this section.  It will directly affect what awards the Clubber is given and they work hard for them - so please take a few extra minutes to make sure it is correctly filled out.  Note that the AWANA handbook has explicit instructions in it about how the book should be completed and you should become familiar with it.  Each line under "Sections" corresponds to a grouping of sections in the Clubber's handbook.  There are exactly the same number of boxes on each line as there are sections in each group.  For example, there are 6 sections in the Entrance test, there are 9 sections in Red Jewel 3, etc.  As the Clubber completes each section, the Leader must write the month/day in the appropriate box.  For example, if the Clubber completes Red Jewel 3, section 4 on September 20th, then a 9/20 should be written into the 4th box (under the column heading 4) on the "Red Jewel 3" line.  Many of the boxes have a diagonal line through them (the diagonal does not show up on this screen but is on the paper record).  The boxes with diagonal lines through them are written in twice:  once on the left of the diagonal for the first time the Clubber says the section and the 2nd time on the right of the diagonal when the Clubber says the same section when they are going through handbook review.  An example would be 9/20 / 11/5 in a single box with a diagonal separating the two dates.  If there is no diagonal line through  a box, that means that the section is not to be reviewed (not all sections are reviewed during handbook review).

When a Clubber has completed all sections on the row (all boxes have dates in them), then it is time for them to receive an award.  The boxes were exactly matched to the number of sections to remind you as the Leader that it is time for an award.  The record should be placed on the left side of your manila folder which holds all your Clubber's records and handed in to the Group Secretary.  The Group Secretary will be looking for records on the left side knowing that this means that an award is due.  This helps them quickly scan the folders to see which Clubbers should be getting awards.  If the Clubber has no award due, then place the record on the right side of your folder before handing it in. 

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Review Island: read the Clubber's AWANA Handbook notes in the Review Island area carefully.  It depends on what grade and book the Clubber is in as to whether they do the Review Island or not or if they should go on to another book.  If you get confused by the notes in the Clubber's handbook, the Parent/Clubber Handbook has a matrix spelling out exactly what to do for each grade and situation.  The FBT Parent/Clubber Handbook is available on the FBT website in .PDF format (need the free Adobe Acrobat reader to view and print it). Top